IPORA Conference:
Strengthening Africa-Europe academic partnership to improve cross-sector governance

IPORA is an international transdisciplinary research network, created to study the major challenges facing the African continent and find concrete solutions. The network was set up in 2023 by researchers from Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, France and Morocco, working in the fields of economics, sociology, political science, public health, anthropology, agri-food science, law and environmental science. The network is open to civil society stakeholders, policy-makers and researchers from all countries and disciplines who wish to create alliances to carry out research that benefits populations and advances the concept of interdisciplinarity.

Researchers, decision-makers and civil society representatives will meet in thematic working sessions on the following themes: ‘Food and nutrition security’, ‘Health and Poverty’, ‘Environmental security’, ‘Healthy cities’, ‘Informality and social justice, ‘Interdisciplinary data sharing’, and research-based training’. During these sessions, ongoing interdisciplinary research in the different networks and countries, the prospective needs for new themes and (co-)funding, and the prospects for partnerships with other networks will be discussed.

IPORA invites all public or private institutions interested in the Africa-Europe partnership to participate in a conference titled ‘Strengthening Africa-Europe academic partnership (SAEAP) for improving intersectoral governance’ and debate on the major issues, current or future research, good partnership practices and intersectoral governance.